Asia Syria International Organisation for Migration stated that Syria continues to be the largest source of refugees in the world at the end of 2022, with a number of 6,5 million, although down from 6,8 million in 2021
Asia United Arab Emirates The Dubai Police Force, represented by the 'Your Commitment is Happiness' initiative, organised a lecture to educate students about the responsibilities of spectators in sports stadiums
Asia Bhutan With local Esports players moving up the ladder, the Bhutan Mobile Gaming Association is striving to organise national competitions to prepare Bhutan Esports players for the international arena
Asia Malaysia The country presented a new national anti-corruption strategy; according to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim it will involve financial incentives for members of the public to help the government fight corruption
Asia Maldives Trans Maldivian Airways, the world's largest seaplane operator, has received a certificate of approval from De Havilland Canada, becoming the first operator in Asia to achieve this accolade
Asia Mongolia Each family in Tsogttsetsii soum will plant ten trees in their yard in Energy Resources' 'families with trees' project to increase citizen participation in the fight against desertification and reduce the effects of sandstorms
Asia Cambodia A total of over 4.500 disadvantaged young people have been trained so far through the Hospitality Kampuchea Steering Committee of the Ministry of Tourism
Asia Kuwait The Kuwaiti labour market recorded a 4,6% increase in 2023 over the previous year's 2,790 million workers, with some 129.000 new entrants
Asia Georgia Ministry of Internal Affairs launched an investigation into the attack on Lado Apkhazava, winner of the National Teacher's Award; according to him, the attack is due to the speeches and actions he makes against the 'Foreign Agency' proposed law
Asia East Timor Oxfam Aotearoa launched the new HAMRIIK project in Oé-Cusse that aims to strengthen the climate change adaptation capacities of rural households and communities and effectively address the intersections of gender, disability and climate change
Asia Cyprus The fire brigade were called out to 120 fires across Cyprus on Easter Saturday night; a large proportion of the 120 fires were linked to the Easter “lambradjia” bonfire tradition
Asia Yemen Tens of thousands of Yemenis joined the recurring Friday demonstration in Sanaa in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip; Houthi rebels threatened to expand their campaign against ships travelling to Israel
Asia India Prime Minister Narendra Modi is escalating his rhetoric against Indian Muslims, in a controversial move to mobilise his most radical Hindu electorate that eventually resorted to conspiracy theories and allegedly even fake news